tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post3293732152831159129..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: 11.11.11 RememberPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-10207937150971953512011-11-16T15:18:32.149-05:002011-11-16T15:18:32.149-05:00what a great story to share!!!what a great story to share!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286395853215028177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-2448806883707533932011-11-15T17:42:32.235-05:002011-11-15T17:42:32.235-05:00This is a very affecting story about 'Poppy Da...This is a very affecting story about 'Poppy Day' as we always called it. I hadn't realised the Queen wears five poppies and I always lament the horrible paper ones you get now with a thick green plastic stem. They always used to be a sort of 'silk' or some kind of felty fabric with a wire stem and had some substance. I suppose times have to change.<br /><br />What an amazing Rose C'est La Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-70786733972749078712011-11-13T13:07:02.538-05:002011-11-13T13:07:02.538-05:00I'm married to a veteran. I remember every da...I'm married to a veteran. I remember every day. Great post!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-23362281703564012942011-11-12T17:32:10.181-05:002011-11-12T17:32:10.181-05:00Thanks, anonymous. Yes I do understand Memorial Da...Thanks, anonymous. Yes I do understand Memorial Day and Veteran's (Remembrance) Day are two different holidays. There are Veteran's Day sales too. Not much is sacred anymore.<br /><br />My grandfather was a conscientious objector during World War I but volunteered as an unarmed medic in the trenches. To go into the trenches unarmed to tend to the injured was either foolhardy or brave. I Hyacinth Buckethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195191134660378483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-85565354332375167352011-11-12T13:00:49.610-05:002011-11-12T13:00:49.610-05:00A lovely tribute and informational post Meg. Than...A lovely tribute and informational post Meg. Thank you for reminding us of the great sacrifice that so many have made for our freedom.Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-73473900134399623892011-11-12T11:46:20.754-05:002011-11-12T11:46:20.754-05:00What a beautiful way to honor veterans! As an Ame...What a beautiful way to honor veterans! As an American, I wasn't aware of the poppy tradition until I read your post. Thanks for sharing the poem as well as the images.Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-91587030372838530512011-11-11T23:24:20.889-05:002011-11-11T23:24:20.889-05:00Thanks, Meg, for another thoughtful post.
Can you...Thanks, Meg, for another thoughtful post.<br /><br />Can you tell us if there is any symbolic meaning connected with the the fact the HM is wearing five poppies? I'm just curious as to why five.<br /><br />Not that I approve of Memorial Day sales, but I trust that Hyacinth Bucket knows that here in the States, Memorial Day and Veterans Day are not the same holiday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-22192079080814070952011-11-11T14:26:00.111-05:002011-11-11T14:26:00.111-05:00Yes, I did remember. Unfortunately as I was tryin...Yes, I did remember. Unfortunately as I was trying to leave for Veteran's Day services here, there was something hanging from the underneath of my car (tie rod? Gas tank strap?). I was very disappointed to miss the services. It's a mear moment in time we can give to remember those who have served. Nice post. Thank you.Pamela Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251452639317129182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-22086899459404467142011-11-11T11:41:05.485-05:002011-11-11T11:41:05.485-05:00Anyone in the Baltimore-Dc area can now see the re...Anyone in the Baltimore-Dc area can now see the restored Great War memorial onMaine Ave, a beautiful domed marble tribute that was left to decay for too long. This holiday is, to me, the most important in the calendar. Thanks for the postGretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01924951632694536923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-56757912281746026002011-11-11T10:59:56.314-05:002011-11-11T10:59:56.314-05:00Hi Meg, No--we must never forget. And hopefully, w...Hi Meg, No--we must never forget. And hopefully, when everyone is home from Afghanistan, Iraq, etc...we will never again confront sending the "best of the best" to war. Pray for peace and changing hearts. Marymaryhttp://mjhdesignarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-18170536283350260522011-11-11T10:37:33.532-05:002011-11-11T10:37:33.532-05:00Beautiful tribute! I remember seeing red poppies ...Beautiful tribute! I remember seeing red poppies in bloom in Turkey in the spring many years ago.<br />Thank you for your wonderful musings. I look forward to each and all of them.ann chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721691171422266533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-73236549418564689092011-11-11T10:23:38.185-05:002011-11-11T10:23:38.185-05:00Well said.
I'm forwarding this to my daughter...Well said. <br />I'm forwarding this to my daughter. Growing up in England, I understood the significance of this day and the meaning of the ubiquitous poppy. <br />I hope she'll understand as well.<br />Thanks for putting the day in context.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-85129247573466811292011-11-11T08:55:47.661-05:002011-11-11T08:55:47.661-05:00Growing up in the south, the local VFW always sold...Growing up in the south, the local VFW always sold paper poppies on veteran's day. It was such a tradition that veteran's day was known as poppy day for me. Hadn't thought about these since I was a little girl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-67867545274003216732011-11-11T08:28:35.264-05:002011-11-11T08:28:35.264-05:00I remember my sister coming home from elementary s...I remember my sister coming home from elementary school and reciting "In Flanders Field" and I had NO idea the carnage associated with WWI. I was probably 6 years old. And she gave me a poppy. Poignant more so this morning, as I'm just off of watching the HBO stuff on Vietnam.<br /><br />Ps...I am NOT making this up. I just looked down to see what the word verification code is for ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-79486741772318208432011-11-11T04:57:16.740-05:002011-11-11T04:57:16.740-05:00Hi Meg,
Lovely tribute. Email me your address and...Hi Meg,<br />Lovely tribute. Email me your address and I'll send you a new poppy if you like :-)<br />Di<br />xYONKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659751063643621817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-60056596646828069242011-11-11T01:02:16.256-05:002011-11-11T01:02:16.256-05:00In Australia we'd sell sprigs of rosemary on R...In Australia we'd sell sprigs of rosemary on Remembrance Day and Anzac Day to raise money for war widows and veterans. Rosemary has meaning to Australians because it grows wild in Gallipoli. I find it appalling that Americans actually have "Memorial Day Sales" at shopping malls. Apparently the appropriate way to thank a veteran for his sacrifice is by running up your credit card on Hyacinth Buckethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195191134660378483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-19906037131775755582011-11-10T22:45:36.193-05:002011-11-10T22:45:36.193-05:00Nice post Meg. Your dad would be proud! I have t...Nice post Meg. Your dad would be proud! I have the nice permanent Poppy pins from the Appeal....got them in London last year...they always elicit comments this side of The Pond.<br /><br />A fellow BCPL Alum's SonMink80https://www.blogger.com/profile/06473039313863565610noreply@blogger.com